California Women Veterans Leadership Council Established to Support All Women Veterans in the State SACRAMENTO – As our country celebrates its 240th year of independence, Americans remember our men and women who have served in the Armed Forces to protect and secure the very freedoms our founders sought in the drafting of the Declaration of

3rd Annual Bob Hope Patriotic Hall Veterans Resource Fair Presented by the County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health–Veterans and loved ones recovery (valor) and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Veterans and family members can connect with agencies that provide free services including:

Beginning May 20, 2016, through Sunday, May 22, 2016, the City of Torrance will pay tribute to the nation’s Armed Forces with its 57th Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration and Parade – the City’s longest standing tradition. Each year, the city honors a different military branch; this year highlights the United States Army. Grand Marshal, General Robert B.

AB 935 (Frazier), “Veteran on the Drivers’ License” Update A big veterans thank you to Assemblymember Jim Frazier for his leadership, tenacity and drive to help veterans. Because of his AB 935, there are at least 1458 veterans who have filed claims through their CVSO o receive federal benefits that they had earned through their

LA discovers wrinkle in plan to house homeless veterans by 2016 Cities across the country are rushing to house all homeless veterans by the end of this year, a goal set by the Obama administration. Some are falling through the cracks.

United States House of Representatives U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson & Don Young Announce Second Year of Veterans Congressional Fellowship Caucus Caucus works to increase the number of veterans working on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Don Young (R-AK-AL) today announced the bipartisanVeterans Congressional Fellowship Caucus is now accepting applications for

By Ken Olsen – March 24, 2015 Eva Mayes has a simple question after watching her husband suffer the humiliation of lying in his own waste, enduring the pain of bedsores and the anguish of neglect during his two years as a patient at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.

Veterans preparing for their annual corned beef and cabbage dinner found out Tuesday that a very important part of their yearly tradition was missing — and now, they want to know who is responsible for the stolen American flag. “Are we under attack? What is this world coming to?” one vet asked. Added another, “It